REGULAR SEASON RECAP

The sum of all of their money line implied probabilities (adjusted for the juice) projects to 81.3 wins. Their 97 actual wins was above expectation. They exceeded expectations on both the road and at home. They went 47-34 on the road and were expected to win 37.8. Their 61.7% home win percentage was much better than expected (53.7%). We are only projecting 88.2 wins in our latest season forecast for next season and are projected to finish sixth in the American League. They have a nice projected cushion over the #7 ranked Angels who are projected for 84.3 wins.

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TEAM STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Their record is slightly better than it should be. Since last season their average run differential is +0.83 which ranks #5 in the AL, but their rank based on win percentage is #4. They are the #4 ranked team in run differential (based on all teams' road stats) and the #6 ranked team among home teams.

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TEAM STATS AND BETTING RESULT GAMELOG

Below is a betting recap of all 162 regular games. Anyone who backed the Athletics in all of their games would have earned a +1969 unit profit at a 100 per game risk. Against the run line, they have delivered a +859 profit risking 100 units on each game (86-76 PL). They are profitable against the run line at home and on the road.